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• Harvest Monday - 24 October 2016

  

  The carrots are still going strong! I pull up a bunch like this about once a week, but there never seem to be any less in the ground. It's amazing how many... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Venison Ragu with Polenta

  

  The advent of cooler weather in the Autumn always makes me want to eat Game; it just seems appropriate to eat what is in season. Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvesting Chillis

  

  Well, it may not yet be really cold, but it's definitely Autumn and my chillis are feeling it. Lots of the plants still have fruit on them, but in varying stage... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• An Autumn Foodie Outing

  

  You might remember that back in August Jane and I went for a short break in the Cotswolds, officially to celebrate Jane's birthday. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Late Salads

  

  Summer is over now, and Autumn is here, but there are still some occasions on which salad seems like the most appropriate food. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• "Jobs to Do for Autumn"

  

  A Grumpy Old Man whinge today:- I get really annoyed by all the blogs that tell me what I should be doing in my garden - the "Ten jobs you should be doing... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 17th October 2016

  

  After last week's harvesting of apples, this week was always going to be an anti-climax for me! Back to carrots this time...This batch weighed 1.25kgs. Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• New Gabriel Ash Coldframe

  

  I'm sure you know that my wife Jane is a comper - and that she wins the occasional prize... Well this time she has won something very special for me - a... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Gardening as Therapy

  

  This past week has been Mental Health Week, apparently (along with various other types of week, such as National Curry Week), and I have seen several people... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Chillis - Preparing for Winter

  

  As I'm sure all my readers know, I am very keen on my chillis. Each year I seem to manage to grow just a few more - encouraged by seed-swaps with lots of my... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Pear Rust Fungus

  

  Earlier in the year I mentioned that my "Concorde" Pear tree had been infected with Pear Rust fungus, the most obvious symptom of which is bright orange spots... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Fungi Walk

  

  On Sunday I participated in a Fungi Walk, organised by the Countryside Rangers department of our local Council. It took place on Odiham Common, an area of... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2016 GARDENING

• Harissa

  

  Over the past couple of weeks my stash of ripe chillis has grown significantly:We have used quite a few chillis in our cooking just recently, but not enough to... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Harvest Monday - 10th October 2016

  

  This past week saw me harvesting the very last of my Runner Beans. I wrote about them HERE. As I said, some of these final-fling ones were amongst the best bean... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Food Fraud

  

  As an avid reader of social media, I have recently become very aware of the amount of discussion taking place about Food Fraud. What is meant by this is... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Those Seeds ARE Viable

  

  A short while ago I wrote about removing a huge Leaf Celery plant and saving some of the seeds from it. At the time I mentioned that in removing the plant it wa... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Tomato and Butternut Soup

  

  Despite having to discard a few because of blight infection, most of the tomatoes I brought indoors to ripen have done well, and we have been eating them in... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Taking Down the Runner Beans

  

  As I'm sure you know, I hate taking down Runner Bean plants when it is cold and wet! I therefore took advantage of a fine day yesterday to remove my climbing... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Liberating the PSB

  

  Since it was planted out in a raised bed at the beginning of July, my Purple Sprouting Broccoli has been shrouded in anti-butterfly netting - although I have... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• A New Apple Tree

  

  While I was at Victoriana Nursery Gardens for the chilli festival at the weekend, I took the opportunity to purchase another apple tree. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2016 GARDENING, HOME